Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban AgeNew · History, Nonfiction, Science
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
2021 · 320 pages · Nonfiction
13
New
★ 3.77 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2021). 3.77★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
13Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers10 out of 100 · counts 50%+6
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
Where it ranks
- #100 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #218 of the 220 history books we rank
- #726 of the 730 new books we rank
- #1340 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2021)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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